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Fortunately, artists can live off their works, if you're creative at how you do it. If you just depend on the videos and the radio, you're at a loss.

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Talib Kweli
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: October 3
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Brooklyn
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There just needs to be a gay rapper who's better than everybody. That's when that question will no longer be able to be asked.
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I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
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I have a luxury of people coming to see me whether I play for the crowd or not. I don't take that lightly.
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I just got a new manager. He's like, So what do you want to do with the deejay thing? I'm like, The deejay thing for me is more my hobby. It's great when you can supplement your income, when you have a weekly or something, it's fun. It's really a hobby, because I don't want it to take away from what I do, which is emceeing.
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War is not civilized.
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A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support
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